Kakaʻako$$
Highway Inn Kakaʻako
Hawaiian food · Plate lunch & local food
Kakaʻako branch of the Waipahu Hawaiian-food restaurant founded in 1947; serves laulau, kalua pig and plate lunches.
Hale ʻAina 2026 Silver
Honolulu
Kakaʻako restaurants
Former warehouse district between Ala Moana and Downtown: breweries, bars and Ward Village.
Ward Village$$$
Merriman's Honolulu
Hawaiʻi Regional · Farm-to-table
Peter Merriman's Ward Village farm-to-table restaurant; Merriman was a 2026 James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur semifinalist.
James Beard semifinalist 2026
Kakaʻako$$
Aloha Beer Co.
Breweries · Bars & pubs · American
Kakaʻako brewery with taproom and open-air beer garden; Wednesday trivia, Saturday live music.
Happy hourOpen late
Kakaʻako$$$$
53 By The Sea
Fine dining · Pacific Rim
Kakaʻako waterfront restaurant with Diamond Head views; dinner Wed-Sun, Sunday brunch, business-casual dress.
Ocean view
Kakaʻako$$$
Istanbul
Turkish · Mediterranean
Turkish restaurant in Ward Village from mother-daughter chefs Nili Yildirim and Ahu Hettema; mezze and pide.
Kakaʻako$$$$
Yakitori Torishin
Japanese · Fine dining
Honolulu outpost of the formerly Michelin-starred NYC yakitori bar; omakase-only at Aeʻo, Ward Village.
Kakaʻako$$
Mad Pie
Pizza
James Orlando's brick-and-mortar follow-up to the Fatto a Mano market pop-up; sourdough pies at Keauhou Lane.
Kakaʻako$$
Moku Kitchen
Hawaiʻi Regional · Pizza · Bars & pubs
Peter Merriman's casual Kakaʻako restaurant in SALT at Our Kakaʻako; known for a busy afternoon happy hour.
Ward Village—
Tonkatsu Kuro
Japanese
Tonkatsu restaurant on the ground floor of the Kōʻula tower in Ward Village, across from Victoria Ward Park. Reservations are taken through OpenTable and book up quickly.
Ward Village$$
Westman Café
Breakfast & brunch · Japanese
Brunch café relocated from Beach Walk to the Kōʻula building in Ward Village; added dinner service.
Ward Village$$
Kamitoku Ramen
Ramen
Ramen shop relocated from Ward Centre to South Shore Market in Ward Village.
Kakaʻako$$$
MW Restaurant
Hawaiʻi Regional
Hawaiʻi regional restaurant from Wade Ueoka and Michelle Karr-Ueoka, now on the 2nd floor of the Velocity Honolulu building.